A decision table is a tabular representation of decision situation, where the state of a number of conditions determines the execution of a set of actions. This can very concisely and carefully show complex conditions and their resulting actions while remaining understandable to a human reader.
The first set of rows indicates the possible actions that may be taken. An "X" in an action row shows that the action will be taken under the condition states indicated in the column.
Business Rules and Decision Tables
A decision table is a tabular representation of decision situation, where the state of a number of conditions determines the execution of a set of actions. This can very concisely and carefully show complex conditions and their resulting actions while remaining understandable to a human reader.
The first set of rows indicates the possible actions that may be taken. An "X" in an action row shows that the action will be taken under the condition states indicated in the column.